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Write a Review link for that item. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Mirage Comics (Neca)One of the most commonly seen supporting characters in the TMNT world, Leatherhead is usually known as having just been an ordinary crocodile until the Utroms (or Krang in the 2012 series' case) experimented on him and gave him human intelligence. For some reason, the original toyline and cartoon changed his whole character. His anthropomorphism was caused by mutagen, and he was not at all a good guy, and for some reason was Cajun. After doing three different "ragin' Cajun" versions, NECA's finally doing the true Leatherhead. Leatherhead didn't actually debut in the Mirage comic proper, but rather its side comic Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The sculpt here resembles his appearance in issue #45 of the main comic more than his debut, and was done by Gurjeet Singh, who previously did another huge, scaly character for the Mirage line. The head sculpt is great, with a fierce appearance and bumpy, scaly skin. He's also wearing a skull eyepatch over his left eye, because eyepatches are cool, right? The secondary head matches his debut appearance more, with no eyepatch (albeit a somewhat squinted eye), less ridges on the face, and more croc-like teeth. While I prefer the default head, it's cool NECA represented both of his OG comic appearances with these portraits. Both also have a hinged jaw, which adds some expressiveness to them. Leatherhead is pretty darn big, standing around 8" tall, and with a tail that's nearly 7 1/2" long from base to tip. Because of its length, the tail is a separate piece and needs some heat to pop it on the ball. When the figure was first revealed, he had smoother skin, but I think the scalier texture works better for him, as it provides a lot more detail and fits in a bit more with the Mirage style. Going back to the build, this guy is very tall and quite muscular as well, and the wraps on the forearms and shins are nicely sculpted, with softer ends on the arm wraps so they don't get in the way of wrist movement. Parts of the torso are also a softer plastic, allowing for plenty of chest movement. There are a few bits of slop and bleed when it comes to paint, but the work overall is clean, and the wash all over certainly helps. Leatherhead is very well articulated, and it's a lot better than the Archie version we got prior to this one. He has a barbell head, chest, and hips, swivel/hinge shoulders, elbows, wrists, knees, and ankles, swivel biceps and thighs, and a ball-jointed tail with six barbell joints running through it. The joints all moved with no issues, and there's plenty of range to them, though the chest could've used more forward crunch. Making the hips barbell joints rather than single-ball-pegs is a smart move, as they provide more range with how they're placed on the body. He doesn't have much for accessories due to his size taking up most of the box, but he does have three sets of hands - closed, gripping, and clawing - as well as the first appearance head. Again, not much, but the extra head is at least one piece more than the Archie Leatherhead. I'll admit I haven't gotten much of the recent Mirage figures (hey, money's limited), but Leatherhead is definitely one of my favorites from this line. That said, the price is a little higher than I'd like to pay at $50, and with fewer extras than other figures at this price point, but with the great sculpt and quality, he's well worth it. - 7/31/25   by Toasted Brains |
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